Beijing sublineages of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> differ in pathogenicity in the Guinea pig (Publications)
The Beijing family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains is part of lineage 2 (also known as the East Asian lineage). In clinical studies, we have observed that isolates from the sublineage RD207 of l
Artemisinins and synthetic trioxolanes in the treatment of helminth infections (Publications)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Helminthiases, including schistosomiasis and food-borne trematodiasis, affect millions of people. Just a few drugs are used for the treatment and control of these diseases. We revie
<em>Fasciola hepatica</em>: surface tegumental responses to in vitro and in vivo treatment with the experimental fasciolicide OZ78 (Publications)
The tegumental alterations in adult Fasciola hepatica induced by the experimental fasciolide OZ78 were investigated utilizing scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Twelve weeks post-infection with F. he
Air pollution and asthma control in the epidemiological study on the genetics and environment of asthma (Publications)
Background The associations between exposure to air pollution and asthma control are not well known. The objective of this study was to assess the association between long-term exposure to NO(2), O(3)
Differential var gene expression in children with malaria and antidromic effects on host gene expression (Publications)
Among 62 children with mild malaria, cerebral malaria, or severe malarial anemia, we analyzed the transcription of different var gene types. There was no difference in parasitemia level or body temper
Incremental cost-effectiveness of drug-eluting stents compared with a third-generation bare-metal stent in a real-world setting: randomised Basel... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: No prospective trial-based data are available for incremental cost-effectiveness of drug-eluting stents (DES) compared with bare-metal stents (BMS) in unselected patients, as treated in ev
Risk factors for symptoms of gastrointestinal illness in rural town Isiolo, Kenya (Publications)
This study assesses risk factors for food-borne gastrointestinal illness indicated by diarrhoea and/or vomiting using 14-day recalls among children and young adults. The study was set in Isiolo, a rur